Florabotanica, the latest olfactory delight by Balenciaga; ultimate perfume of the Ghesquière era. This work is botanical in nature, not just an attempt at a fragrance. It’s a borderline experimental olfactory creation that has entered into physical reality through the imagination of Nicholas Ghesquière, donning an authentic classicism where science-fiction bumps elbows with fashion...
September 1990. Paris and New York still carried the faint scent of a decade of excess when this floral perfume, with accents of rose and violet, came into full bloom: Trésor by Lancôme. Sophia Grojsman created this perfume so it would “give the urge to subdue”. She imagined a perfume centered around rose otto, symbol...
At the end of the avenue Saint-Germain, number 34, right by the restaurant Tour d’Argent, you can find the mythic Dyptique store. In 1960, it wasn’t the hotbed of luxury reserved for insiders that we know it as today; its three founders, architect Christiane Gautrot, painter Desmond Knox-Leet, and administrator/ stage designer Yves Coueslant originally...
Guerlain’s incontestable best seller, this bronzing powder aims to reproduce the effect of sun on the skin in the most natural way possible, immediately giving the face a healthy glow. Beyond its irresistible formula, Terracotta powder also smells like warm sand, while tiare flower brings us towards sunny elsewheres. Guerlain’s idea is a simple one:...
Nina Ricci’s L’Air du Temps, the most contemporary of the classics, the six-flask perfume, is making a comeback in 2013 in a totally new format imagined by interior architect Olivia Putman. Born in 1948 by the will of one man, Robert Ricci, L’Air du Temps has traversed the ages: today one flask sells every fifteen...
A “mouth gem” that possesses a crystalline power, a springtime spirit of provocation and greediness. Mouths studded with a downpour of rhinestones and Swarovski crystals left us spellbound after the Spring/Summer 2013 runways. Now Dior is confirming its taste for color and glitter. “Every woman is a princess” said Christian Dior. A female sultan, a...
Kristen Stewart is sticking around as Balenciaga’s muse, despite the departure of her mentor Nicolas Ghesquière. The actress, already brand ambassador for the perfume Florabotanica, has just confirmed the news. With her delicate features and rock’n’roll look, Kristen Stewart has bewitched Hollywood and the world over. After the departure of her mentor in the fashion...
This week, we went to the Palais de Tokyo where the most Haute Couture exhibit of the moment is taking place from May 5th to June 5th, centered around Chanel’s famous N°5 perfume. It was just the occasion to delight our noses with the refinement that is Gabrielle Chanel’s first perfume, as well as to...
In the beginning, there was the earth. A golden-brown earth that belonged to the vastness of the deserts, offering itself up to the rays of the sun that would beat down upon it. Then, there was Guerlain. It is said that every twenty seconds, a Guerlain terracotta powder is sold somewhere in the world. It’s...
Nuxe’s Huile Prodigieuse. A legendary product. An evocative name. An avant-garde vision. An obsession: beautify women. A melting pot of softness, science, love, and oh how wonderful it is! A manifold product that pampers the body, transforming hair into a smooth and silky fabric. An ally in the beauty department without precedent! The stars can’t get...
